Watts faces three counts of first-degree murder after deliberation, two counts of first-degree murder – victim under 12/position of trust, one count of first-degree unlawful termination of a pregnancy, and three counts of tampering with a deceased human body, according to Colorado court records and documents filed Monday afternoon.

The affidavit says that Chris Watts was having an affair
that he had previously denied to police, and that he claimed that Shanann had tried to strangle their daughters after he told her he wanted to separate.

Watts is next due in court Tuesday morning to learn the formal charges he faces.

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